It's post about annoying indie cinema reminds me that I'm vastly behind on my movie posts. (Alas, I haven't seen Little Miss Sunshine yet, but I can confirm that Miranda July's New Yorker short story was indeed outstanding. Of course, I also liked Me and...
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I have a lot of problems with Amy Sullivan's recent piece about the opportunities allegedly presented by David Kuo's new book. First of all, I reject her entire premise that.
John Cole notes a profoundly embarrassing installment in the conservative war on aesthetics by Erick Erickson, who mocks the "'it's just fiction' defense" of Jim Webb." (Next, those crazy liberals.
The more I read, the more I'm dubious about the apparent coming increase in gender segregation in K-12 schools. Neil reminds us of The Happy Feminist's terrific post this summer on the subject, in which she points us to some of the underlying theoretical claims...
Waterboarding--now officially endorsed by the Vice President of the United States (whether his lackeys lie about it or not)--is, in fact, torture. Lederman and Balkin explain in detail. I also.
K-Lo's attempts to convince herself that Rick Santorum can win are pretty sad. Still--particularly since she seems to realize its futility on some level--I don't think that she can hold.
Erik identifies the most objectionable thing offered up by a Hitchens in his New Yorker profile; he's become pathetic enough that it's hard to dislike him entirely. I like Mimi Smartypants's take on his claim about the four most overrated things in life. On the...
As much as I hate to concede any point to Tim McCarver...I knew Chris Duncan was a bad outfielder, but I didn't know that he made Pete Incaviglia look like.
Shorter Verbatim Camille Paglia: "I was bitterly disappointed after voting for Ralph Nader that he didn't devote himself to helping build a strong third party in this country." Paglia was.
I have a post up at TAPPED about the total ban on abortions in Nicaragua. As a follow-up, Liza Sabater provides valuable cultural context.
George Allen and Matt Drudge: world-class wankers. See also Steve on the contemporaneous conservative reactions to Webb's novel. Meanwhile, Patterico trots out the "but Democrats would hypothetically be doing the.
Tom Maguire objects to my suggestion that objections to the Supreme Court of New Jersey 's recent decision from (nominal) supporters of civil unions are, at bottom, substantive rather than.